MARVELS AND MONSTERS: UNBOUND is a showcase of amazing short works inspired by the Japanese American National Museum's opening of the exhibition I curated for NYU A/P/A Institute, Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986. The showcase features eight works by seven artists (Maritess Zurbano, queen of magic, is represented TWICE) and each piece is a punch in the gut to one of the eight ugly stereotypes that have shadowed Asian Americans since time immemorial: The Lotus Blossom, The Alien, The Brute, The Manipulator, The Brain, the Kamikaze, The Temptress and The Guru.Congratulations to the creators of our showcase:

I think the average women are more attractive. But maybe it's just my make heteronormativity speaking?

Note: Apparently our tendency to see averaged-out faces as attractive is a thing--an evolutionary biology thing. Koinophilia is the name of the phenomenon and it is explained by the notion that extreme or odd features may represent harmful mutations. But how does that explain the perception of "exotic" looks as beautiful?

Though, to be fair, Chrystia Freeland's departure was simply the last straw — with the real issue being the costs and lack of near-term revenue potential associated with the project, which was seen as doomed when new CEO Andrew Rashbass came on board.

From Dylan Byers of Politico's report:

The project was heralded by Nieman Lab, among other forward-thinking news insiders, as revolutionary, though its "river of news' format is not too dissimilar to a number of existing news platforms, including The Atlantic's successful Quartz (disclosure: I contribute to Quartz on occasion) and Yahoo's new home page.

Here's what Reuters Next looks like, based on the preview that's already live on the web.

Because guns don't kill people; Asian ex-girlfriends kill people! Moronic Telegraph UK story about Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis's string of failed relationships with Asian women. Possibly the only thing less relevant to his murderous spree than his penchant for playing video games.